DECEPTION

(See also Fallacies; Fraud; Hypocrisy; Lies; Misinformation)

angel becomes “deceptive spirit” in false prophets (1Ki 22:22): it-2 245

avoiding being deceived: w13 12/15 6-9; w10 9/1 10-13; w07 7/1 30-31; w04 2/15 15-20; w02 7/1 32; g90 5/22 12-14

avoiding self-deception: jr 44-47; w07 7/15 10-11; w04 2/15 17-19; w03 7/15 22

rationalizing wrongdoing: w86 4/1 25

devious conduct: w10 11/15 29; w93 7/15 21-22

devious or misleading speech: w16.12 11-12; jd 115-116; w02 5/1 16; w00 9/15 26-27; w87 9/15 17-18

efforts to deceive elders: w88 9/1 16

“empty deception” (Col 2:8): w19.06 2-7; w01 8/1 8

Eve, by Satan: w20.06 4; it-1 771; g98 9/8 26

experiences:

attempt to enlist Witnesses in military: yb96 102-104

impostors claiming to be Witnesses: km 2/94 7

Internet: g05 5/22 13-14

Jehovah does not use: w89 5/1 31

‘fooling’ Jeremiah not deception (Jer 20:7): jr 36

meaning of term: w10 9/1 10-11

motivation: g 10/10 4-5

old prophet deceives younger (1Ki 13): w08 8/15 9-11

prevalence: g 10/10 3; w04 2/15 15-16

Satan’s use of: w23.07 16-17; w19.06 2-7; w18.10 7-8; lvs 254-255; w15 5/15 12-13; w13 8/15 23-26; w04 2/15 16; w88 9/1 16

youths:

avoiding deception by Satan: w86 8/1 10-15

deceiving one’s parents: g88 10/8 19-20